Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

One of spectacular Jakarta's recreation and educational place is Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. The area covers 120 hectares in east Jakarta municipality. The concept of Mini Indonesia Indah is collecting and communicating the diversity of treasures of Indonesia. During the construction of this park Indonesia was still consisting of 27 provinces, so it was supposed to represent at least 27 highlight of Indonesian culture, more detail, each province would have it's typical traditional architecture, nature, arts and other specific life. Beside cultural aspects, the Mini Indonesia Indah also present natural treasures of Indonesia such as bird park, orchid garden, flower garden, Keong Mas theatre insect park and others. In cultural aspect various museums are constructed in Mini Indonesia Indah to exhibit the specific arts such as Indonesia museum, sport museum, relic museum, Asmat tribe museum, army museum, stamp museum, Komodo museum transportation museum, telecommunication museum, information museum, technology museum, Islamic museum( Istiqlal museum ) and the monument of Non Alignment Friendship.
Recreation facilities are also various such as sky lift, monorail cart, children playground, Indonesia children palace, and Goose pool, and the theatre of Imax Keong Mas with gigantic screen player. At not regular schedule a drama of traditional Indonesia and an opera at Tanah Airku Theatre with spectacular creation and stage decoration. The most interesting sight at Mini Indonesia Indah is the traditional pavilions of each ethnic or specific area of Indonesia. The pavilion is the representative of ethnic art in architecture. So they are not representing province.

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